In a seemingly terrifying story, Heather talks that this is the 10th anniversary of 'Nightmare on Elm Street'. Events may change and fear begins in the heart of Heather when you hear a terrifying sound similar to the voice of the villain who was in the film, Freddy Krueger. Heather's husband is killed in mysterious circumstances, which makes things develop again. Heather begins to wonder. When things develop, Heather discovers that Freddie has come back.
The climactic punch-up fails to match the power of the first film's true ending, but in deconstructing his own bastardised creation, Craven redeems both the series and his own tarnished reputation.
Englund once again is in bravura form as Freddy, playing as much for nasty laughs as unnerving shocks.
Georgia Straight
July 06, 2010
The only really jump-inducing bit is a direct rip-off from the first Nightmare film, when Freddy's slimy tongue pokes out at Langenkamp from a phone receiver.
I haven't been exactly a fan of the Nightmare series, but I found this movie, with its unsettling questions about the effect of horror on those who create it, strangely intriguing.
Craven never gets heavy with a message, focusing instead on breaking new, scary ground and (presumably) making a decisive finish to the franchise he invented.
